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Metabolic Abnormalities in Pain-Processing Regions of Patients with Fibromyalgia: A 3T MR Spectroscopy Study

P. Feraco, A. Bacci, Fab. Pedrabissi, L. Passamonti, G. Zampogna, Fed. Pedrabissi, N. Malavolta and M. Leonardi
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2011, 32 (9) 1585-1590; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2550
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Oct 2011, 32 (9) 1585-1590; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2550
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